SP6 3BZ

Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP6 3DA 110 m
SP6 3BY 266 m
SP6 3DB 695 m
SP6 3BH 831 m
SP6 3DD 851 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP6 3BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 3
Latitude
50.911803
Longitude
-1.809342
British National Grid easting
413,500
British National Grid northing
112,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04012145
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00116980
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 001D · E01023022
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 001 · E02004779

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Forres Sandle Manor School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km
  3. Fordingbridge Infant School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP6 3 residents
4,704

Age bands in SP6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

675 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

419 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

857 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,530 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,210 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORDINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    BARTONS ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1RS

    ODS code J82131

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Wren Gardens

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.6 miles
  • Wren Gardens

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.6 miles
  • Fern Close

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.8 miles
  • Windsor Way

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.8 miles
  • Windsor Way

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 001D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,764 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.